The world, it seems, is against Tiger Woods. He's lost nearly all of his endorsement deals, and every time he opens his mouth, everyone is ready to crucify him, saying it was completely and utterly scripted.
I saw bits and pieces of the two interviews he gave on Sunday night, and I didn't see scripted. I saw well-thought-out answers that didn't shed too much light, but at the same time gave us enough to draw some conclusions. He's admitted his infidelities, he's admitted he's hurt a number of people and he's taking 100 percent of the blame.
What more do you want? Talk radio bozos are lambasting him for being a jerk and scumbag, and by his own admission, to some degree, he is. But what if that was your best friend? Or your brother, or someone very close to you. Would you have the same reaction? Would you support that person or carry the same opinion you have now? I get this feeling it would be different if that person was a relative or friend.
Tiger has made few friends through this entire ordeal, and he said he's worried about the reaction of the galleries when he tees off at Augusta in a few weeks. But I'll be honest, I've changed my tune about the man. I used to root against Tiger on Sundays only because I wanted to see someone other than the guy in red win.
Now I'm pulling for him to win his fifth green jacket. Why? Because I always root for the underdog.
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I agree completely, I mean who wants to see this guy just get screwed into the ground for this? He made a mistake, but he's still a likeable character. He's no, say, Lindsay Lohan.
Surely you jest - underdog? Haven't you heard, he's reported to be the best golfer in the world and he's a minority to boot. The guy's a world class sleeze. Why root for him when there are plenty of other clean PGA golfers more deserving of our support. Maybe they should allow him to play golf again in public, but only if he wears a scarlet letter "C" on his sweater. Just punishment for the disrespect he's shown his entire family and our society. And oh yes Craig - Funny you have used the "screw" word. Lindsay Lohan may have some issues, but at least she didn't "screw" or "prono" herself with every tom-dick-and harry. No pun intened.
I meant underdog in the sense that the country will be rooting against him on the back nine on Sunday.
Look, this guy is a golfer. He's not the president. Elliot Spitzer didn't receive this much crap from the press after his scandal, and he was supposed to be governing an entire state.
Reading the most recent Sports Illustrated, Joe Posnanski wrote about Ron Washington, the Rangers manager who failed a drug test in 2009 for concaine use. "There's something honorable for sticking with a good guy who did something wrong and took the necessary steps to correct it."
Had I only read that, I'm sure he could have been talking about Tiger Woods. This guy's life has been hijacked by the media and the world, and he simply wants it back.
Anonymous, you and your family must live a perfect life. Congratulations.
Scott - my life and my family's lives are not relevant to this issue. You have no business mentioning them. Mr. Woods on the other hand has presented himself publicly for enterprise and thus must undergo public inquiry as to his continued acceptability. You, the sports media, the golfing community and our entire American society would be better served in supporting the many more deserving golfers and people in the PGA. I personally don't give a damn what happens to Mr. Woods from here forward, but I do wish his family well. The game of golf, not the enterprise of golf, did not need Mr. Woods before and it certainly doesn't need or want him now. He's become an embarrassment to those who care.
Why do we, as in the American public, feel we deserve this information? Why does the media feel it's their right to get the inside scoop about what happened on that Friday after Thanksgiving? Why do we NEED to know about his personal life?
Look, as a fan of the game, I do want to know what kind of condition he's in before he returns to Augusta. I want to know where he's at physically and mentally. But I don't care what happens in his personal life. That's for the gossip pages, of which I have no interest. ,
And you're wrong. The game of golf desperately needs Mr. Woods.
Scott - No, I'm really not wrong. It is you, the sports media, that need Mr. Woods. You need him to perpetuate YOUR career in the enterprise of televised golf, not the true, pure game of golf. You confuse the two. You too are interested in the "gossip pages" because actually Scott that's precisely what you are. I know, I know - you're only a journalist doing your job, covering the sporting news. You're not creating the "news" or spinning it to your own personal devise. I did appreciate the physical presence that Mr. Woods brought to the golf course and I did enjoy watching the challenge he presented to the other players. But, Scott, he crossed way over the line as an acceptable member of our society. He's not someone for the public to admire or to even really care or read about anymore. We, the viewer/reader can only exercise our preferences in certain ways: say no and to challenge a sports media that continues to force it's compromised morals on a participating public. It is you and your journalist brothers who control what is published, but I'll be damned if I'll sit back an accept your self-serving dribble about a pervert the likes of Tiger Woods.
Wow, if that's your take, you probably don't watch many sports, especially football. If that's your take, and you refuse to acknowledge anyone who has "crossed way over the line as an acceptable member of our society" or no longer is "someone for the public to admire or to even really care or read about anymore," you surely couldn't have watched the Super Bowl between the Steelers and the Cardinals.
The one in which receivers Santonio Holmes and Larry Fitzgerald starred. Because if you had, you would have watched two guys who were slapped with domestic violence charges, stemming from incidents in which they beat up their wives/girlfriends.
Kind of pales in comparison, no?
No, not really, but there's kind of a thread there anyway. Maybe it's in the water they drink or the food they eat? Football (and B ball), and it's personnel, will never be mistaken for gentlemen or "a gentleman's pastime" such as golf. Your point is made (all be it a weak one). There is no acceptable excuse for their behavior. Still, there are ten other players on any given football "team" to watch, to admire and to cheer. But, not in Wood's case. Sorry Scott, you just can't spin this one.
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